Bottle-filling machine



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BOTTLE FILLING MACHINE.

No. 482,893. Patented Se.pt..20,` 1892.

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G. CLAUSS, Jrka A. M. SCHO-MBURG.

BOTTLE FILLING MACHINE.

No. 482,893. Patented'Sept. 20, 1892.

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e. eLAUss, Jr. e A. M. YSGHOMBURG.

BOTTLE FILLING MACHINE. No. 482,893. Patented Sept. 20, 1892.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.v

GEORGE OLAUSS, JR., OF ELIZABETILAND ALBERT M. SOI-IOMBURG, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BOTTLE-FI LLI NG MACHVI'N E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 482,893, dated September 20, 1892- Applicationfiled October 15, 1891. Serial No. 408,836. (No model.)

To all whom. it may concern.:

Be it known that we, GEORGE CLAUss, J r., of Elizabeth, Union county, and ALBERT M. SOHOMBURG, of Newark, in the county of ES- seX, State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle- Filling Machines, of Which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved bottle filling machine which is simple and durable in construction, very effectivein operation, and designed to fill a series of bottles simultaneously and rapidly.

The invention consists of a measuring device provided with a series of tubes, one for each bottle and connected with the sirupsupply and a liquid-supply.

l The invention further consists of a tray carrying the bottles and mounted to slide vertically and charging-tubes adapted to pass into the bottles and arranged to establish automatically a connection with the series of measuring-tubes.

The invention also consists of Various parts and details, as hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of the specification, and in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a sectional side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is an end View of the same with the tray in section. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the'measuring device, taken on the line y y of Fig. 5.y

Fig. 4. is a sectional side elevation of the inlet-valve of the measuring device, taken on.

line e e' of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the measuring device with parts in section. Fig.

6 is a sectional plan View of the same on the` line .e e of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is an inverted plan view of the head or cap of the measuring device.

on the top of which is supported a measuringl device B, provided with a base plate B, formed with a space B2, into which open thev Fig. S is an enlarged sectional side ele-` vat-ion of one of the charging-tubes, and Fig.l

lower ends of a series of tubes B3, arranged vertically and preferably in a circle, as plainly illustrated in Fig. 6. The upper ends of the series of tubes B3 open into the space B4, formed into the head or cup B5, supported on rods or posts from the base-plate A. The head B5 is connected with a Sirup-supply pipe O, leading to a supply-'tank O2, charged with substance to be filled into the bottles. The head B5 also connects by a pipe D, containing a valve D', with a liquid-supply for charging the head with liquid-containing gas (usually carbonio-acid gas) under pressure, in the manner and for the purpose hereinafter more fully described.

In the center of the head B5 is arranged a v alve E for alternately connecting the space B4 with the Sirup-supply pipe C and the liquid-supply pipe D. A handle E is attached to the projecting stem of the valve E for conveniently manipulating the latter to make an alternate connection aforesaid. The valve is formed for this purpose With an L-shaped opening or port E2, one arm of which is central and at all times in communication with the space B4, the other arrn extending horizontally with the pipes O and D.

In a periphery of the valve E is formed a cavity E5, adapted to connect with two channels or ports F and F2, formed in the head B5, and of which the former leads to the top of the head and connects withthe ball air-valve serving to admit air to the channel F and arranged to be closed by pressure from within the said channel F. The other channel F2 opens into an annular recess formed in the head B5 above the space B4r and in communication with the latter by vertical apertures F4, preferably three in number, as shown in Fig. 7. The valve E is preferably conical in shape and is held to its seat in the head B5 by a set-screw B4, screwing in a bracket E5, attached to the top of the head B5.

From the rim of the base-plate B extend ar series of nozzles B5, openin g into the space B2 and corresponding in number to the number of tubes B3. The outer end of each nozzle B isconnected by a coupling B7 with the upper end of a bent pipe G, extending downward and connected by a coupling G2 with an apertured plug G', screwed into the upperA end ICO Iis

of a large bore A2, formed in the top of the plate A, which is part of the mainframe A. Into the bottom of t-he large bore A2 opens a lesser but concentric bore A2, extending downward and through an offset A4, formed on the under side of the plate A. InA this bore A8 is fitted to slide vertically a filling-pipe H, provided at its upper end'and within the bore A2 with a head H', adapted to be seated on a packing ring or gasket H2, h'eld in the bottom of the bore A2. The head H limits the downward motion of the pipe H, and when seated on the ring H2 forms a tight joint between the two bores A2 and A2 to' prevent leakage.

A short distance below the head H are formed in a wall of the pipe H a number of apertures H2', adapted to be opened into the vbore A2 when the pipe H is lifted, so as to permit the sirup or other substance to flow from the bore A2 into the pipe H. Near the lower end of the latter is formed an annular flange H4, on which rests a lower end of a spring I, preferably made of rubber, and abutting with its upper end on the under side of the offset A4 and through which passes a pipe H. The spring in its normal position (shown in Fig. 8) holds the pipe Hin thelowermost position, the head H" then being firmly seated on a ring H2. When the pipe H is forced upward, the springI is compressed and the apertures H3 register with the boro A2. On the under side of the flange H4 is held a washer H5, of rubber or other material and adapted to be engaged by the top ofthe bottle-stopper J, held in the neck of the bottley K to be filled. The end H6 of the tilling-pipe H, projecting below the flange H4, is provided near its extreme end with apertures H7 and is adapted to pass into the bottlestopper J to open the latter and to establish communication between the pipe H and the interior of the bottle K when the latter is pressed upward.

The bottle-stopper J is preferably of the construction shown in the patent No. 283,47 6, granted to F. B. Thatcher and J. W. Johnson under date of December 4, 1882, and further description is not deemed necessary. It sufces to say that the lower endV of the pipe H comes in contact with part of the stopper and opens the latter in the neck of the bottle 4when the bottle is pressed upward.

The bottles K are supported in a tray L, provided with compartments, one for each bottle and of a number corresponding to the number of lling-pipes H. The tray L is placed on a platform N, mounted to slide vertically on standards or other suitable guideways A5 of the main frame A. The compartments in the tray are so arranged that when the latter is filled withthe bottles and the tray is in place on the movable platform N the bot- `tles stand centrally in line and below the pipes H, The'platformN is formed on two sides `and the rear witha rim N to hold the trayin proper position. 'On the `under side of the platform N is journaled in suitable bearings a shaft O, carrying on` its outer end a handwhecl O' for conveniently turning the said shaft by hand whenever required. On the rear end of the shaft O i's secured a pinion O2 in mesh with a4 segment P, held on a shaft P', but having its teeth arranged eccentric to the shaft. The shaft P is joiirnaled in the base of the main frame A, and the segment is lprovided on one face with a rim P2, the periphery of which extends in line with the pitchline for the teeth of the segment. On this riin P2 is adapted to travel a rim O2, formed on 'the pinion O2 at the pitch-line thereof.

`When the platform N is in a lowermost position, the pinion O2 is on the smallest radius of the segment P, and when the shaft O is turned by the operator manipulating the hand-wheel O', then the pinion O2 imparts a traveling motion to the segment P, which latter is thus raised to turn in the directionof the arrow 0.. The rim P2 presses on the rim O2 of the pinion from underneath, so that the pinion, its shaft, and consequently the platfrom N, with the4 tray, are raised to move the bottle-Stoppers onto the end H6 of the pipe H for sliding the latter upward and to open the stoppers,asbefore mentioned, to till the bottles.

In order to let out gas and air after the bottles are partly filled and without disconnecting the bottles and pipes H, the following device is provided: In a base-plate B of the measuring device is formed a conical valve seat B8, opening centrally into the spacey B2. In this seat is arranged a conical valve Q, opening into a receptacle R, supported on the lunder side of the base-plate A and provided with an outlet R', connected with a waste-tank or other receptacle. The valve Q is fitted to slide on a pin S, secured on its upper end in the base-plate B and provided at its lower end with a head S', on which rests a spring T, pressing with its upper end on the valve Q to hold thelatter to its seat. -The valve Q is provided on its stein at opposite sides with trunnions Q engaged by notches formed in a bent lever U, pivoted to the nuder side of the base-plate B and extending to one side to'be under the control of the operator.

The operation `is as follows: The tray L, filled with empty bottles, is placed on the platform N so that the bottles are in line with the pipes H. The operator then turns the valve E so that it registers with the Sirup-supply pipe C and is cutoff from the liquid-supply D. At the same time the valve E connects the air-valve F with the space B4 of the head B5. The substance (sirup) to be filled into the bottles now Hows from the tank C2 in pipe C, through the valve E into the space B4, and from4 the latter into the tubes Bs to finally lill space B2. From the latter the sirup flows through nozzlesB6 into the pipes Gand apertured plugs G into the large bores A2. The latter, aswell as pipes G, base-plate A', tubes B2, and head B5,Vll with the sirup IOO IIO

and the latter finally passing through port F and F2 into air-valve to close the same, the operator thus seeing that the measuring device is lled with the desired quantity ofrsirup. During the filling the air can escape through the air-Valve F to facilitate the filling of the measuring device, as above described. When the device is filled, the operator closes the sirup-valveE and manipulates the hand-wheel O to raise the platform and tray with bottles, so that the latter finally enter the lower ends of the pipes H to open the bottle-Stoppers, as above described, and also connecting the upper ends of the pipes I-I with a large bore A2,

lled with the sirup. The latter can then tiow into the pipes H and to the bottles. The operator in shifting 'the Valve E, as above mentioned, connects it with the liquid-supply pipe D. The liquid charged with gas under pressure now passes through pipe D, enters the head B5, and there exerts its pressure on the sirup to force the latter rapidly downward to facilitate the filling of the bottles with both sirup and liquid in mixture. When the bottles are nearly iilled, the operator from time to time presses on the hand-lever U to open the valve Q to let out gas and air from the space B2, the sirup then being below the baseplate B in the pipes G and H. This letting out of part of the gas and air is necessary to reduce for at-ime the pressure of the gas above the sirup to permit the air to escape from the bottles and which air is compressed by the iniiowing sirup. The bottles, after the escape of the air, can then be completely filled. It is understood that the air escaping from the bottles passes through the sirup in pipes H and G to find its way to the open-valve seat B8. The valve Q always closes by the action of the spring T as soon as the operator releases the pressure on the lever U. The raising device for the platform-tray and bottles remains in position without assistance on the part of the operator during the filling. The liquid flows equally through pipes Gr and H into the several bottles, so that the latter are filled simultaneously. I/Vhen this is completed, the operator closes valve E and F, and turns the hand-wheel O in an opposite direction to lower the platform-tray and bottles. On the downward motion of` the latter the pipes H are forced in a like direction by the action of the spring I to disconnect finally with the bores A. The bottle-Stoppers also close automatically as soon as the lower ends of the pipes I-I move out of the stoppers on the further downward motion of the bottles. The operator then again shifts the valve E to connect the head B5 with the sirup-supply to refill the measuring device. The tray with the filled bottles is removed and another tray with empty bottles is placed on the platform. The above-described operation is then repeated.

into bottles by the aid of a suitable ga'sunder pressure.

What we claim, and desire to secure by Letters 1Patent, is Y f Y l. In a filling apparatus, the combination, with a sirup-supply and a liquid-supply, of a measuring device, a valve mounted to turn 1n the said measuring device and adapted to alternately connect the said sirup-supply and the said liquid-supply, a fixed platform formed with bores connected with the said measuring device, and charging-pipesadapted to slide in the said bores and arranged to close the bores and to connect with the same, substantially as shown and described.

2. A filling apparatus comprising a sirupsupply, a liquid supply, a head, a valve mounted to turn in the said head and adapted to alternately connect the latter with the said sirup-supply and the said liquid-supply, a base-plate provided with nozzles, and a series of tubes connecting the said base-plate with the said head, substantially as shown and described. q

3. In the illing apparatus, a measuring device comprising a hollow base-platea head, tubes connecting the base-plate with the said head, a series of nozzles extending from the said base-plate, and pipes connected with the said nozzles, substantially as shown and described.

4. In the filling apparatus, a measuring device comprising a hollow base-plate, a head, tubes connecting the base-plate with the said head, a series of nozzles extending from the said base-plate and pipes connected with the said nozzles, a fixed platform formed with bores connected with thelast-mentioned pipes, and charging-pipes adapted to slide in the said bores and arranged to close the bores and to connect with the same, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a filling apparatus, the combination, with a platform mounted to slide vertically and adapted to support the traycarrying the bottles, of a shaft mounted on the said plat# form, a pinion secured in the said shaft, and an eccentric segmental gear-wheel in mesh with the said pinion, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a filling apparatus, a measuring device comprising a hollow base-plate carrying outlet-nozzles, a series of tubes extending from the said hollow base-plate, a head connected with the said tubes, and a valve mounted to turn in the said head and adapted to alternately connect the said head with a sirup-supply and aliquid-supply, substantially as shown and described.

7. In a filling apparatus, the combination, with a platform mounted to slide vertically and adapted to support the tray carryingthe bottles, of a shaft mounted on the saidplatform, a pinion secured in the said shaft, and an eccentric segmental gear-wheel in mesh with the said pinion and rims or annular IOO IIO

Hanges formed on the said pinion and gear- Wheel and in frictional contact one with the other, substantially as shown and described.

8. In a filling apparatus, the combination, with a sirup-supplyaud a liquid-supply, of a measuring device, substantially as described, a valve mounted to turn in the head of the measuring device and adapted to alternately connect the latter with the said Sirup-supply and the said liquid-supply, a fixed platform formed with bores connected with the said measuring device, charging-pipes adapted to slide in the said bores and arranged to close the bores and to connect with the same, and a second platform mounted to slide toward and from the said fixed platform and su pporting the tray carrying thebottles, the latter being in alignment with the said chargingpipes to engage and actuate the latter, substantially as shown and described.

9. In a filling apparatus, the combination,

with a measuring device provided with a 1101-.` low base-plate, of a valve seated in the said GEORGE CLAUSS, JR. ALBERT M. SCHOMBURG.

Witnesses:

GEORGE CLAUss, Sen., REsoTH. SCHWARZE. 

